Mr. Basketball
Subtitle: George Mikan, the Minneapolis Lakers, and the birth of the NBA
By: Michael Schumacher.
Publisher: University of Minnesota Press; Univ Of Minnesota Press
Published: 2008
Place of publication: Minneapolis
Language: eng
Number of pages: 336
ISBN-13: 9780816656752
Subjects: Mikan, George, -- 1924-2005; Minneapolis Lakers (Basketball team) -- History; Basketball players -- United States -- Biography
Genres: Biography.
Other titles: George Mikan, the Minneapolis Lakers, and the birth of the NBA
Notes: Originally published:  New York : Bloomsbury, 2007

Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Awkward kid with glasses; title: The project; title: Blue demon; title: The M&M boys; title: A disappointing finale; title: The Chicago Gears; title: Champs?; title: The Minneapolis Lakers; title: Lakers vs. Globetrotters; title: Birth of the NBA; title: Three-peat; title: Shocks and changes; title: Mikan rules; title: Rolling on; title: Going out on top; title: Failed comeback; title: ABA commissioner; title: In honor of the pioneers; title: A final campaign; title: George Mikan's career statistics.